Overview
- The crash occurred around 4:25 a.m. on I-95 south near mile marker 71 in New Gloucester, according to Maine State Police.
- A 2017 GMC Acadia towing a U-Haul pulled onto the shoulder after the trailer disconnected from the hitch, leaving it partially in the travel lane.
- As two adults and two of four children exited to address the issue, a 2015 Audi SUV struck the trailer and the GMC from behind.
- The female passenger died at the scene and the male driver died at Maine Medical Center; four children suffered minor injuries and were treated there.
- The Audi driver, a man from Wales, was treated for minor injuries and released, with no charges filed at this time as identities are withheld and southbound traffic was closed for more than three hours.